..We describe the methods used to develop and test the effectiveness of a decision aid to facilitate shared decision-making with parents regarding whether to obtain a head CT scan or to further observe their child at home...

Variation in resource utilization across a national sample of pediatric emergency departments

..We sought to describe the rate of use of radiology studies and to estimate the effective dose of radiation delivered to pediatric trauma patients presenting to trauma centers within the United States...

Interrater reliability of clinical findings in children with possible appendicitis

Anupam B KharbandaDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USAPediatrics 129:695-700. 2012

..Our objective was to determine the interrater reliability of clinical history and physical examination findings in children undergoing evaluation for possible appendicitis in a large, multicenter cohort...